I haven’t posted since September 23rd. It wasn’t planned. I just needed space. I needed to take care of myself. October was heavy. Emotionally, physically, even spiritually.It shook things loose that I wasn’t ready to face.So I permitted myself to pause. To reflect. To reset.Sometimes…
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Venting
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Duloxetine Withdrawal: The Chaos No One Warned Me About
I didn’t plan for this to be a chapter in my life, but here I am…caught in the in-between space where medication ends, and everything else begins again. I’m currently going through withdrawal after stopping duloxetine (which I have been taking for 2 decades), and…
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Living Life on My Own Terms
I spent a long time trying to be what everyone else expected. Trying to be easy to love, easy to manage, easy to understand. I followed the rules. I checked the boxes. I stayed quiet when I should’ve spoken. I said “yes” when I meant…
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I’m Always There for Everyone… But Who’s There for Me?
I was three years old the first time the world taught me that my body was not mine. That safety is not guaranteed, not even in the arms that should’ve protected me. And since then, I’ve been surviving. Not living. Surviving. I’ve grown up being…
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I Will Rise Up – For Those Moments When Your Depression Makes You Want to Give up
I heard this song for the first time a while ago when I was fighting a deep depression. Since then I always see light (like when there’s a beautiful sunset) in the background and think of being powerful and moving all the obstacles when they…
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You’re Not Alone
Literally, figuratively, emotionally, spiritually – you’re not alone in what you’re going through.But I know.That sentence can feel hollow when the world around you is quiet and no one’s picking up the phone. They say, “You’re not the only one,” and they’re right – your…
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What if tomorrow never comes?
I still miss the sound of your voice, the wisdom in your advice, the stories of your life – and simply being in your presence.So no, time changes nothing.I miss you just as much today as I did the day you died.I miss you, Dad.Sixteen…